Talking Biz News Today – Nov. 6, 2023

Some of Monday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Washington Post names veteran media executive Will Lewis as its new publisher and CEO, by David Bauder CNN After a $1.8 billion verdict, the clock is ticking on the 6% real estate commission, by Anna Bahney US banks hit by deposit delays, by Matt Egan […]

Worcester Biz Journal hires Casey as cannabis, real estate reporter

Eric Casey has joined the Worcester Business Journal as a cannabis reporter who also will cover real estate and manufacturing. Casey freelanced for various outlets, including the Worcester Magazine, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Worcester Pulse and NPSL.com. He founded “Burn After Reading Media,” an online publication focusing on the cannabis space. Casey graduated from the […]

Kansas City Biz Journal promotes one, hires two

Leslie Collins, a reporter at the Kansas City Business Journal, has taken on the role of specials editor. She joined the newspaper in February 2014 as a web producer. In her new role, Collins will oversee the Journal’s major programs, including Women Who Mean Business, Champions of Business and Best Places to Work. She will […]

USA Today seeks an election reporting fellow, New Hampshire

The USA Today Network’s statehouse reporting fellowship program expands the coverage of the country’s largest news publisher at a critical time as we serve audiences with local, regional and national election journalism. The USA Today Network is seeking an enterprising, collaborative, and scoop-driven journalist to anchor its reporting on the New Hampshire statehouse. This reporter […]

The Citizen Times seeks an education reporter

The Citizen Times/citizen-times.com, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK is seeking an education reporter eager to write impactful, solution-oriented K-12 stories that will help to make our communities stronger. The education beat is one of our key issuesThe reporter will cover the Asheville City Schools and the Buncombe County Schools districts. This reporter will be […]

Star Tribune seeks a commentary & engagement director

As a leader in the Star Tribune Opinion team, you’ll work closely with the other members of the team to identify key issues in Minnesota and actively recruit commentary contributors who can illuminate the state’s challenges and opportunities. You’ll also write columns about those issues, reflecting community perspectives and highlighting trends in public discourse in our […]

USA Today seeks election reporting fellow, New Mexico

The USA Today Network’s statehouse reporting fellowship program expands the coverage of the country’s largest news publisher at a critical time as we serve audiences with local, regional and national election journalism. The USA Today Network is seeking an enterprising, collaborative, and scoop-driven journalist to anchor its reporting on the New Mexico statehouse. This reporter […]

Los Angeles Times seeks a news reporter, De Los (temporary)

The Los Angeles Times is seeking a part-time, temporary reporter to join our growing team of journalists working on De Los, an initiative focused on building relationships with the Latino community. Job Description: The successful candidate will have experience working in Latino or Spanish-language news media or have prior experience writing on topics that focus […]

The New York Times seeks a production assistant, audio

The New York Times audio team is seeking a production assistant to work across current shows and products in the Newsroom and Opinion Audio portfolio. This is a part time, temporary assignment one day a week. The production assistant will help operate our state-of-the-art AoIP studios, outfit content teams with recording equipment, provide support for […]

Sojourners seeks news reporters & opinion writers for Inclusive Journalism Program (PT Fellowship)

Sojourners is seeking applicants for its new Journalism Cohort, a remote program which provides AAPI, Black, Indigenous, Latine, and/or persons of color training and mentorship as they build experience as freelance writers. Participants will concentrate on either news reporting or opinion writing, with an emphasis on religion and social justice. Application deadline: Nov. 27, 2023 Program […]